Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron
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Thai Prison Goes Gangnam Style
With Psy set to play Thailand tomorrow night, some people who definitely won't be in attendance decided to make a show of their own. 70 inmates in a Bangkok prison did this performance of 'Gangnam Style' for media and prison executives after winning a prison-wide dancing contest...
Conan O’Brien Offers a Senior’s Guide to Texting
Thanks to Team Coco for giving this educational guide to texting for seniors to the world. But you might not want to let your grandparents see it. Unless you want them to have constant, instant access to making you feel bad in that special grandparent way, that is...
Man Flies From Hong Kong to Give Family Thanksgiving Surprise
In this heartwarming video, a man bought a plane ticket from Hong Kong to fly home and surprise his family, who weren't expecting him. Basically unless you did this for Thanksgiving too, you've been outdone. Putting raisins in the pumpkin cake just doesn't seem like that big of a shocker all of the sudden...
Twitter Reacts to Traumatic Justin Bieber / Selena Gomez Break Up
If you felt a sudden chill over the weekend, perhaps it's because Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have broken up. We decided to see how people are dealing with it by consulting the Twitterverse.
The Best Election Day Reaction Memes
Hey, did you hear there was an election yesterday? It was kind of a big deal, you know, presidents and what not. With Obama being reelected, people were pretty quick to start poking fun of the losers, as well as the ultra-conservatives who said they'd be moving abroad. Oh, and gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana passed in several states. Of course, memes are a great way to do this. Here
Romney’s Concession Speech Gets ‘Songified’
For some, it's the "songified" video they've been waiting for this entire presidential race. For others, it's a song they hoped they'd never have to hear. Regardless, here it is -- Mitt Romney's concession speech with the "songified" Auto-tuned treatment.
See Devastating Before and After Photos of Hurricane Sandy
While many people took to Facebook bragging about how much booze they stockpiled and how Hurricane Sandy wasn't very strong at all, the following heartbreaking scenes were happening in other places. It's awful. To give you a better idea of the destruction, we've provided before pictures as well. In case you thought maybe people like to swim down FDR drive.
People Go Crazy In Hurricane Sandy News Bloopers
Apparently even the prospect of being cooped up is enough to make some people go bonkers. Here is video proof -- it's a handy-dandy compilation of all the bizarre antics accidentally caught by news cameras during Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy Photos – The Amazing Moments You Have to See
As predicted, Hurricane Sandy created one crazy night. Millions without power, explosions, flooding and at least 18 people dead. Don't let your braggedy friends on Facebook convince you this wasn't a big deal. It was crazy. Here are some pics to sum up what happened. Feel free to share your photos in the comments.
See Eerie Photos of New York City’s Abandoned Subway Stations
In case you missed it -- there's a storm a-brewin'! Hurricane Sandy is lurching her way up the coast, heading for us all. Yesterday, the MTA announced it was shutting down trains in NYC at 7 pm and buses at 9pm. Here are some pictures from their official Flickr page taunting us with how delightfully empty all the stations are right now.
The Funniest Hurricane Sandy Memes
Hey there, how's it going? Maybe you're nestled up all snuggly someplace far, far away from the Eastern seaboard, with nary a worry on your mind. The rest of us our bracing ourselves for Frankenstorm AKA The Snowicane AKA Hurricane Sandy. Since it's pretty much all we can think about, here are our favorite memes on the subject. (Yes, many involve Sandra Dee puns.) Because how many weather reports
Liam Neeson Makes Justin Bieber Lyrics Terrifying
Liam Neeson went on 'The Jonathan Ross' show, and gave this very...intense reading of Justin Bieber's song 'Boyfriend.' Of course he did -- he's Liam Neeson, so it's not going to be all puppies and rainbows. We'd like to meet the woman brave enough to turn this guy down.